Here is some poop. Tried a 3d effect and got poor results.

yo
I have a major lack of motivation (My subject sucks too)
I'll color this later

>>1107880
i bet she does o_______o

>>1107880
Her eyes look a little wonky, like one of them is lazy, but maybe its just because shes a terribly fake person, idk man.

>>1107880

Dudeee I need to know what brushes you use for what and where.

crit me guys

>>1107905
brushes brushes brushes, hallmark of the absolute amateur

>>1107010

I started working on this one yesterday. What do you think?

Reposting this from that one thread.
Comments on technique? I got lazy on the hands.

how do I make this smoother? and better.

Cool if I post some of my stuff? All traditional drawings though, I'll kindly fuck off if this is only for digital art.

>>1107960
Larger brushes, A LOT OF VALUE STUDIES.
drop brush opacity and blend values where they need it.

>>1107985
Yes, this isnt a digital art exclusive board.

>>1107960
>smoother (softer rendering? or stroke?)

I'll go with rendering. lots and lots of light strokes. if you're not very comfortable or consistent at being sensitive with pen pressure opacity, set it to pen pressure opacity AND put the brush opacity at 10-20%. lots and lots of light strokes. trial and error until you get what you want. also, if you handicap yourself, and learn without resorting to capped opacity or airbrush, you'll have a much more trained hand and won't be hindered by the program you're using. you'll be much more versatile!
>better

better what?

anyway. here's a sketch today I did using some good ol' pure willow.

>>1107990
>no image

woops!

my first tablet drawing. Critiques? Plz and Thnx

how does this make you feel? thoughts? Critiques?

I've been working on this one for a while now. I still have to do the coloring, of course, and touch up some details, but what do you think?

meh, this is still a work in progress of course, but I think its getting pretty close to completion

Study of Grand Moff Tarkin.
I recorded myself doing this, and I'm going to try to upload it soon, though I doubt many would be interested.

>>1108013
I would.

>>1107991
looks like the right side is swollen and a sixth finger is about to grow from the pinky's base. Other than that looks cool

>>1107997
Top ones a bit of amess, but the lower half isnt too half bad.
But it looks a lot like most high school student doodles. I would try to work on that.

>>1108013
I'd watch it.

>>1107954
How do you do this shit?
Like really.
I've never understood it.
And always wanted to do it

>>1108019

thanks friend. noted on the anatomy, but keep in mind that isn't always the goal at hand! sometimes I like to deviate and go for a loose nonchalant approach.

anyway here's some more.

>>1108021
I jelly of how well you understand form.

Fucking around with colors

>>1108094
Dang, I really like the brushes you've used.
Mind me asking what kind they are?

>>1107998
It makes me feel interested in what this being is. Maybe you should render the face some more so you get a better idea of what kind of creature/ person it is.

>>1108096
hard round and a oval texture brush that was a part of some huge ass pack. It's a really shitty brush tho, because it only works when it wants to.

>>1108094
Let haters hate, but damnit this has style! (I'm not a fan of that deep red mark around his cheekbone though, is that a scar? or maybe a cut or something?)

>>1108191
It looks really good I know! as thumbnail...

just hipstered to the max with this shit, but it was fun.

really liked the way this picture was cropped.

30min sketch

can't get the ear right, fuck this shit man.

>>1108213
I'm not trying to be funny here, but eh, if this is intended to look cool then maybe you should take a picture where you don't look like three guys are walking toward you while yelling "I'm tapping that ass first!".

Regarding the ear, just draw a few more and pick one. Then you can move on instead of choking yourself on it. You'll get it right some other time.

>>1108220
lol, the pic isn't supposed to be cool, it was just a joke picture I took a while ago, just using it for practice
>looking fly as hell
You thought that was serious?
and yeah I got the ear at least close eventually.

got bored though and now I'm just drawing it to an end with some crosshatchy shading

Here, what you guys think?

>>1108237
you need to fix your eyebrow on the right, needs to come out further and the tip of your nose is too low

So I made that video showing how I made the Grand Moff Tarkin study.
The two people interested can check it out here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuxu18GaxvE

>>1108239

draw thread! yay

>>1108239
problem areas
-balance
-breasts
-armpit area
-collarbone
-elbows
-low bellybutton

didn't mean to upload such a large image before, in fact, I didn't really nee dot be working in that scale in the first place, anyway.
>>1108241
thanks, for some reason I just completely lost any focus in that area when I mapped it out to start, and there was more wrong with it than I though, thanks for pointing out the first issue.

>>1108244
>doesn't show construction

way to fail

two pen exercises today, one in detail

>>1108273

and one in figures

>>1108094
TROOOOOOLLLL

>>1107915

You are the disease of this website.

>Someone asks for help.
>Hurr durr amateur hour.

I have a feeling these lines are going to annoy me later.

>>1108277
looks really cool, but lacks anatomical accuracy.
if the figures would be more believable it would look awesome.

>>1108284
Hah! that's great, I like it.

>>1108247
Please keep it under 1500x1500 pixels.
There are some anatomical problems, most notably with the head. Your colouring isn't very good either. The red in the skin for example. I don't do digital myself, but you may want to check out ctrlpaint.com

I'm thinking of taking one of these screencaps and blowing them up to a much higher resolution to make an unsettling image. The problem is that I'm not sure what I should establish the light source as. My only clues is that, from the background painting, it looks to be in the early afternoon and it's very sunny. I'll try and see if I can get it right with a very quick render before I go any further.

>>1108325
do the last one

guess construction is fair enough this time to give it a try tomorrow (1.10 am here)
camera disorted a little

been doing the loomis head book. made this a couple days ago and haven't gotten better since so might as well post it.

>>1108260
The only construction I use in most studies is simple blocking in of colours and forms, I'm able to eye it without a mess of lines everywhere.
I was unaware that was bad.

>>1108310
We should do like my teacher. If you're late for class, you don't get critique. If you don't post it straight and in a decent size, you don't get critique.

>>1108345
Although upon reflection, I see where you're coming from.
I'll try to remember to lay down construction lines in future studies.

>>1108352
>>1108345
The point is that you're making a video in attempts to help people, you should show the process from the beginning regardless of your particular construction techniques

>>1108359
Yeah that's my fault, I started filming as an afterthought.
Well then, the next video will be better.

Enjoy Cancer. Enjoy aids.

I took the advice from
>>1107102
>>1107101
in the previous draw thread and tried to incorporate the advices into my drawing. I'm still iffy with using the grey/green-ish colour for the chin. I think it looks plastic and still very dull.

I wish I had taken drawing classes.

>>1108330

Sorry, I thought it over and decided to go with the fifth frame grab. I took more time on it than I thought I would, but I guess that will take time off the next step of blowing it up to being 4x larger. So is the lighting accurate to the direction planned?

Progress on my first, real study!

JEAAAAAH NIGRAAAA

Decided to listen to you guys and learn properly how to draw and escape the clutches of animu. I'm tired now, so I'll finish tomorrow. Opinions so far?

>>1108307
>anatomical accuracy

because surely that was their goal! open you mind a bit. anatomy isn't everything and is definitely not the indicator of a skilled artist.

I would laugh at you in person if you tried telling me that.

>>1108506

dont_know_if_troll.jpg

>>1108520

no. I'll say it again like I've said before. but just stop this "medically accurate anatomy is the standard" nonsense. do you really think perfect anatomy is always aesthetic? don't be naive! there's nothing wrong with derivation. obviously those figure were NOT supposed to be anatomically correct. it's like you guys have visual aspergers. can't pick up on any clues at all.

accurate anatomy has it's place. that drawing was not it. dismissed.

>>1108555
>trips
>fair point
>agrees with both sides of the argument
>dispels partisan thinking

this man knows his shit.

>>1108520

clearly they were attempting to be anatomically correct, right? I mean, look at all the attempts they made to identify all the specific parts of the body! it's so obvious that's what they were going for!

>>1108555
>visual aspergers

oh god i lol'd

friend

Spent a little too much time on this but had fun. Came out a little stiff... like me.

>>1108310

sorry i forgot about how big it was. And thanks for the website.

just a sketch. to be.

>>1107990
>>1107986
thanks I tried some of that shit out

>>1108645
FUCK. STOP USING PURE BLACKS ONLY. SET OPACITY TO PEN PRESSURE INSTEAD OF MANUALLY SETTING IT. LAY DOWN THE MIDTONES THEN LAY DOWN THE HIGHLIGHTS ON TOP OF THEM. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Also: take your time.

>>1108583
Clearly see's the Russian signs from the late 1700's in the back round. See's a man with a horned helmet (There was never a horned helmet in the Scandinavian military) you're probably implying they did use that helmet and probably think he is a 'viking'.

Derp. I don't know why I'm posting or even typing for that matter any more.

>>1108608
Some color. I don't like it right now. The eyes are wrong... beh.

>>1108653
forgot the image.

>>1108661
Realized the pixel size was too large. Sorry 'bout that.

Any critiques? I think I am done for now. (it's 5 am)

>>1108669
her arms seem very long somehow

>>1108669

No unity. Nothing self-shadowing or casting shadows.

Too many brushstrokes. It doesn't look fancy, it looks wasteful and confuses the eye. Refer to the OP image and >>1107920 for examples of neater brushstrokes that tell all the relevant information. Use a wide brush sometimes. Especially simplify the face.

Also pick a palette that unifies the colors. Everything's being hit by one certain color of light, you have to choose what color that is and tint every hue accordingly.

Pic related. Yellow light. Purple shadows which contrast the yellow light. It's pleasing to look at.

S'goin on ic

Just funnin

Not sure how to get this to look more like the picture. It is either because I lack knowledge on proper use of brushes or I simply lack skill.

>>1108706

Fill in the details. You'll be stippling in lots of tiny pockmarks in the stone. More contrast between brush strokes, perhaps on a new layer to screw around with until you get the right mix, will bring out the ridges along the sides. Also, the left side of the rock is far too dull. Put more light cream into it.

ended up having quite a bit more fun with this, no idea how accurate the kanji are, but they are just random words, and mocking of hipster drawing cliches I can't actually even remember what words I used for most.

>>1108653

Holy shit, bro! I was drawing a Russian bro from the 1700s WITH a horned helmet to TRICK people into thinking it was a viking.

You obviously saw through this. Bravo!

Don't mind me, just being the BEST drawer here.

crit please. i have no idea of what it is

>>1108741

>Hey there friends, it's Mark Crilley. I'm back with another How To Draw video!

I like him, and he's probably a wonderful guy and his art isn't that bad. But consider his videos more of a "how to draw animu for an intermediate artist" rather than a "how to draw general".

Guess I'm done unless you guys see something you'd suggest I fix.

>>1108766
her right breast looks flat. Also her toes should be fixed.

>>1108761
head is too small, im pretty sure someone said this to you earlier, you really should fix it :) right leg (from our pov) is out of place, doesnt look anatomically possible to me, but then again thats just me

>>1108741

please do
♥

>>1108770
>time to troll an untalented artist

oh god, the irony.

>>1108781

Do... what?

Are you a trap?

>>1108781
This isn't a request thread.
Requests for anything other than critiques or guides are forbidden on /ic/.

Fucking fur, how does it work?

>>1108811
like hair

how does i into digtal painten?

>>1108814
www.ctrlpaint.com/digital-painting-101/

>1108781
https://www.facebook.com/liveonlemonade#!/media/set/?set=a.1834198032003.53465.1752027575&type=3

?

>>1108774
I LOVE this so far. I hope you're going to do more with it?

I'm not sure I want to work on it any more. It was going so well, then i accidentally shrunk it a third of its size and SAVED (over the large file), so now its all pixely, and photoshop won't let me go back.

But anyways, >>1108669 was me, and I have decided to start a new one.

I have no idea how to paint so i usually just leave things blank.

question: about how much times do you guys usually draw a day?

self portrait because I'm vain

>>1108706
the shading is all wrong. As a result, it fucks with my eyes and fucks up all of the proportions on the edges. seriously like overlay your drawing on top of the source image, set to 50% opacity, and see the shading difference. Once you get the lighting down you can really do whatever, it's just the fact that it's so wrong that it looks wrong

>>1108933

All day is how much times i draw

>>1108948
>Self portrait
>Looking like a warrior king
Like a boss, man!
Hand makes the wrist look really thin, I'm thinking one of them is off. Thumb looks off, I've checked and I can't make my hand look like that.
Shadows on the shoulder plates look inconsistent; there is no shadow inside the patterns. Is there a reason for that?

>>1108953
wow, you must be very good at art by now unless you're just starting.

>>1108954
Patterns are outlined by white in the source photos, but I agree that the shading is way off. I wrestled with that thumb for so long, eventually gave up ): One day!

>>1108331
some progress, something seems very weird.
next step is Contrast with 6B pencil... and finding my kneadable eraser...

>>1108962
Nose and mouth are at a different angle (not pointing in the same direction). Mouth is angled toward us, nose is angled away from us to our left.

>>1108912
Okay another step. Opinions?

does anyone know the proper name for a baby owlbear? cublet? owlub?

5-10 minute sketch.

>>1108968
Why are all of your images stupidly low quality?

>>1108964
yeah, I know... I was born with that...

>>1108985
Nah bro, your face is alright, the problem lies in your drawing. But I guess you have trouble seeing that.

>>1108962
Looks like you're a ziphead, aka born with microcephaly.

Tell me about any flaws you see, i still have to make the outlines


>>1108933
i didnt draw for 2 months or so... studying took my time and motivation

>>1109005
Tummies curve outward. Pose seems unstable.

>>1108985
>The moar you know!
Did you know that lenses distort the image? Next time, use a mirror.

>>1109010
>Pose seems unstable
really? i actually thought it got pretty decent, for what i wanted... i just got the feeling i have to redo his right foot
>Tummies curve outward
...wut?

>>1109016

he's saying you curved the line of the lower part of the abdomen to indicate that there was inward curvature at that part of the figure. since we're assuming this was not intentionally done we're going to point it out to you as a mistake, or at least note for further pieces. your pelvis curves outward unless you're starving.

colors are in my ass. deeply.

>>1109016
>>Pose seems unstable
>really? i actually thought it got pretty decent, for what i wanted... i just got the feeling i have to redo his right foot
If you stand like that and someone gives you even a little push, you fall over. Assuming you can stand, you can try it out for yourself.
>>Tummies curve outward
>...wut?
They aren't hollow, like that one is, not even with anorexic people.

>>1109016

>Tummies curve outward

Look at >>1108766

Unless your character has some weird, disfigured hunch back, the natural way for a belly will to be curving out. And since your character is in a fighting stance, he'd be in a strong position, and your back is strongest while in its natural, arched position.

That's also a reason why the pose looks unstable. His belly implies his back is curved or something weird, which looks weak because it is.

Do some anatomy studies. The spine is an "S" shape and the body very sharply reflects it. Understanding the curvature of the spine (and other bones, of course) can make a world of difference.

tl;dr you won't see many bellies curving inward.

>>1109024
>>1109022
>>1109026
ah thanks, i didnt understand first what he meant

>That's also a reason why the pose looks unstable
is there more that makes it look unstable? i'd say its the feet, but i ain't sure

>>1109038
>look unstable
I guess I was just being kind earlier; it IS unstable. Try it out for yourself, or if you can't then have someone else try it for you.

>>1109041
i can get in such a pose, but then i realized that i didnt have my feet so far apart, and trying so made it harder to stand, should try changing that

more practice, will try to finish tomorrow.

>drawing
>~30 minutes in
>flip drawing
>DAMN IT

I might just restart it.

Would appreciate crit before continuing.

>>1108645
Oh god, those brushstrokes. That is not what those posters meant.

erk

scanner is fucked, shit quality photo but you get the idea.

shtudy

>>1107991
Heya Foals. You've probably disappeared since this post, but if you come around again I'd love to see this full-size.

just mucking about.

>>1109151 forgot to post pic.

new character designs for an on again, off again comic.

Point out what you hate/think should be fixed and I'll be really grateful

>>1109155
I like your art style a lot. You're channeling mid 80's manga/anime, without feeling rehashed. I also enjoy that the body designs are horrific, but it's noticeable at first, the art style being airy and cheery as it is. This is probably pretentious to say but it's subtle. Line quality is good, too.

That said, it seems the woman in the top left had a large portion of the back of her skull carved out. I suppose, if her hair was completely flat against her head in the back, it'd be okay, but the rest of the hairstyle doesn't seem to compliment that. Her face seems really thin in the frontal view, but after looking at it, it's just the effect her hair has on the shape of it. Still, the first impressions on the woman's head make her seem really disproportionate compared to the young man on her right.

and some more doodles

>>1109158
thanks, the hair part is really helpful, and also very helpful is the fact that you think the girl on the right is a guy.

haha... shit, would a smaller waistline make her feminine enough?

>>1108980
sorry. I was trying to make them smaller, so not to be annoying. I didn't realize just how pixel-y they appeared online. Been working on this...

>>1109161
... and this.

help me out with my anatomy ic i know thats what your best at!

>>1108706
way more red than it should be. add more of a yellow hue

Just started this up after seeing this thread. Recently picked my tablet back up and have been messing around with it. I guess I'll see where this goes.

Listening to the Tron album, so I got inspired lol. The image is going to show a disc battle defeat.

>>1109159
>>1109155
how are you getting such straight lines? are you using a cintiq or tablet?

I can't seem to get straight lines working with a tablet but can do them just fine on a real sketch book

>>1109177

it's just a matter of getting comfortable with a much more slippery surface (using a tablet), and at the same time the calibration is not as perfectly calibrated as real life tools are, so that takes getting used to as well.

Just keep using the tablet, there's no secret to it beyond becoming comfortable with a new tool.

(possible secret = quick comfortable strokes, don't do slow lines for inking)

Huangshan mountains study.
Didn't want to be too restricted by the original reference,so I played around with lots of stuff while still keeping the thumbnail view similar with the original.

>>1107874
>NEW STUFF
Is there really new stuff in there,or are you just posting it again.It's already up there,haha!

For the brushes section,add these for next thread

http://www.pandemoniumart.net/brushes/

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/applications/psbrushes/?order=9

>>1109193
Now with extra dragon I add in for fun.

>>1109195
And another one.
Might redo this in the future.It's still bugging me.

I've completely forgotten how to do folds. That or I messed up the anatomy, leading me to mess up them folds.

>>1109208
Oh, don't worry, you messed up a little bit of everything.

I'd be more worried about that face if I were you, but while you're at it, compare the sizes of those legs.

Just having some fun doodling.

More drawing because i can't seem to sleep.
>>1109162

Self portrait because I am vain.

yes i am aware that there is so much shit cluttered on the big ship.

>>1109290
delicious

Uploaded wrong image.

meh

What you guys think?

WIP

>>1109312
So is she supposed to have a serious man face, or is it based off of Yvonne Strahovski?

Thoughts?
Because I'm not sure if I should continue or just leave it like this.

>>1109364
Hey Foals, nice work there. Seeing that drawing makes me want to make some questions to you.

Was that work made with willow charcoal? If so, how do you usually deal using it? I started to use it few days ago, but I have problems getting used to it, so I wondered if you could give me some tips for doing clean lines or getting some desired values.

pencil and ballpoint pen. what do you guys think?

>>1109405
i really really like this

>>1109448
Thank you!
Taking me a while to finish it, any suggestions? More detail or less? I go overboard with detail sometimes.

>>1109376
Why not continue? If this is a study and you've learned something valuable, call it done. If not, there's plenty of real estate for a proper scene.

For starters, your campfire is not radiating orange light, as it should be. If you're worried about losing the colors on the rocks and kindle you may as well forget about it because a campfire late at night is going to be thoroughly orange. The almost gradient effect in the sky is not a good look in my opinion, so smooth that out. Unless this is a campfire in the middle of the desert, break up the skyline with some silhouettes of trees and foliage or anything other than a solitary mountain. Add some wispy clouds. Break up that constellation and be mindful of exactly where it's directing your eye.

Just finish the campsite. Always better to humiliate yourself a little than waste an opportunity for critiques on an area in which you need improvement.

I'm ashamed to post this but somebody just has to tell me what the fuck I'm doing wrong.

>>1109504
wrong proportions yet started blocking and massing colors, also started some details.

>>1109468
its hard to know-less is more generally, but i dont know what you have in mind... you have a really nice sense of spacial mass.. things occupy a place in the drawing if that makes sense. add more to it sure but it doesnt need a background necessarily.
do you have a deviantart/tumblr/whatever?

Thoughts?

did another. more figures

>>1109621
No sorry, I rarely post my stuff online. :/
Yeah I had the same thought about the background.
I'll keep it white for now and work on the rest. Finish the "hair" thanks for the help :)

>>1109228
I'm going to try to put a lot of time into this one, and make it really finished looking. Any critiques?

>>1109504
do the drawing in greyscale first then color.

Hi drawfriends,

Can I make a request? I'd love a picture of a beaver and platypus at the fairground. If not, can someone do me up a picture of either animal in the wild.

Thanks and thanks

>>1109717
/3/ does these requests, not us. Sorry.

>>1109719

Thanks for replying, I'll go there!

Love your work guys

Hey /ic/ what do you think of this project I'm working on.

I know there are some white spaces that need to be filled in but other then that is it looking good so far?

Also could you tell what it was? here's my photo reference.
http://oi41.tinypic.com/c3sq9.jpg
I'm doing this for a color theory class. We had to take a black and white photo and make it colorful.
we only got to use 12 colors that he picked out.

>>1109209
Yay things to fix. What about the face needs fixing? By leg size, I'm assuming that I have to tone down the wideness.

Dear God, I suck so much.

meh. first time mixing ink and acrylic paint. critique the fuck out of it. I've only really been focusing on the face so the hair and shoulders haven't been worked on much.

Sketch of my DnD Psion. I any glaring errors before I continue?

Nice work guys.

I did this one tonight. I haven't really done any art in about a year.

>>1109789
derpy looking boobs. they lack the sort of support the outfit implies.

also the right arm looks a little short

>>1109800
a wee bit gay of a stance... well done he just looks like a fairy lol

>>1109733

Not sure if this is any better.

Also excuse lazy hand.

>>1109104

Bumping for crit.

My latest drawing.
First I drew in black and white, then colored it:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/111924432457519468020/albums/5664539526027517889/5695762832699675
314

Just drawing things out of my head for warmup

The light source is wonky on this one...

Drawing some Weapon design for funsies

Pencil on paper.

I was only working with an HB... its all i had at the time.

Warning: large damn file size.

Holy Cliffhanger Bartman!

requesting crit

>>1109290
Back with more school stuff, this one still needs some cleaning up and detailing, plus various "fixes" here and there, but i thought i would just go ahead and post it anyway :)

>>1109856
I'm a wee bit gay so I guess that would explain it lol

Thanks btw

>>1109970

God damn, I want your dick. By that, I mean I want to see more of your stuff. Got a blog or anything?

>>1109877

Are you vectoring it? If so, I'd stop that.

Personally I'd just start over if I were you. Not that it's the worst thing in the world, but getting so hung up on it so early means it's probably best just to start from ground zero. I'd use some heavy reference, too.

Some advice would be awesome.

>>1109991
Well, the figure is not that bad. But I don't get what's happening in that picture.

need help/crits please thankyou

>>1109996
Clean up the edges. The ones on the light side should be harder then those on the shadow side. And paint a real shadow under it.

More doodles...